Louise Fisher and William Askinazi, who are co-owners of a medical marijuana dispensary called Potomac Holistics, stand in the store in Rockville, Md., on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, hours before they were scheduled to receive their first shipment and begin selling medical marijuana, among the first dispensaries in the state to do so. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

Maryland, after delays, begins the sale of medical marijuana

By BRIAN WITTE The Associated Press

This article was published December 2, 2017 at 4:00 a.m.

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Maryland began the sale of medical marijuana to residents in pain on Friday, ending years of delays by embarking on a program that features some of the most liberal policies in the nation on who can qualify for the prescribed cannabis.